Definition of "resorption" [re•sorp•tion]

• The act or process of resorbing. (noun)

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• "(vasopressin) stimulates the transport of AQP2 to cell membranes in the tube walls and hence increases the water resorption from the urine."
• "Ovariectomized animals show increased bone resorption, which is prevented by the administration of either estrogen or catalase."
• "Columbia University Medical Center, the researchers found that the destruction of old bone during normal skeletal regrowth - a process known as resorption - is necessary to maintain a healthy level of glucose in the blood."